LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 40 SLS 24RS 99
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 29, 2024 9:06 AM Author: ALLAIN
Dept./Agy.: Louisiana Department of Health
Subject: Seafood Safety Task Force Analyst: Garrett Ordner
SEAFOOD EN INCREASE GF EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Provides relative to seafood safety. (gov sig)
Present law provides for the creation and purpose of the Seafood Safety Task Force. Proposed law provides updates to the
task force membership, expands the mission and purpose of the task force, provides for ongoing annual reporting to the
legislature and governor, identifies specific committees the task force may establish, and transfers the task force from the
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (DCRT). Proposed
law provides that the task force shall meet at least quarterly, and it shall meet at places throughout the state as it may
designate to ensure participation. Proposed law provides that the staff of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare shall
provide support and assist the commission as requested by the chairman. Proposed law requires DCRT to administer a
seafood program that includes the promotion and marketing of Louisiana seafood as recommended by the Louisiana Seafood
and Marketing Board and regulating imported seafood to ensure health and safety as recommended by the Seafood Safety
Task Force, including the administration of any funds allocated or appropriated for the specific purposes of the program.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
There will likely be increased costs to the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (DCRT) to administer a program
to regulate imported seafood. Whether these costs are material will depend upon the scope of the program. Because this
program will be based upon the recommendations of the Seafood Safety Task Force, the amount of any such cost increase is
indeterminable. Proposed law states that DCRT will be responsible for the administration of any funds allocated or
appropriated for the specific purposes of the program.
There will be no material cost increases associated with the proposed law’s changes to the membership and scope of work
for the task force. Additionally, DCRT reports there will be no cost increases associated with the proposed law’s requirement
that DCRT’s seafood program must administer the promotion and marketing of Louisiana seafood, as DCRT already performs
this task.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental revenues as a result of this measure.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
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13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee 6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
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Statutes affected:
SB40 Original:
SB40 Engrossed:
SB40 Enrolled:
SB40 Act 756: